Man accused of trying to hit woman with vehicle

Published 6:56 am, Tuesday, June 2, 2015

A Midland man was arrested on Friday after allegedly trying to run over a relative with his SUV, according to court documents.

Craig Niedecken, 30, was charged with a first-degree felony of aggravated assault of a family member with a weapon, a second-degree felony of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and a third-degree felony of commission of a felony while escaped from arrest or confinement. He was being held Monday on a $225,000 bond, according to the Midland County Sheriff’s Office.

A Midland County deputy was called out to Airline Road in response to a wreck and disturbance. The deputy found a man -- identified as Niedecken -- standing near a wrecked SUV, according to his arrest affidavit. He claimed that a relative had run him off the road.

The relative and a person with her claimed that Niedecken had been chasing her vehicle and then rammed it, according to the affidavit. Both vehicles had extensive damage, according to the affidavit.

If convicted of the first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree felonies, Niedecken faces between 32 and 129 years in prison.